Section 56: Meaning of other expressions used in Part 1

In this Part—

• "authorised representative" has the meaning given by section 51(2);

• "business" includes— any trade or profession; the activities of a local or public authority; the activities of a government department; the activities of a charity;

• "compliance notice" has the meaning given by section 28(2);

• "consumer" means an individual acting for purposes that are wholly or mainly outside the individual's business;

• "customer", in relation to a product, means any person to whom the product is supplied, other than— a relevant person acting in that capacity in relation to the product, or an authorised representative of a manufacturer of the product in its capacity of acting on behalf of the manufacturer in relation to the product;

• "distributor" has the meaning given by section 7(5);

• "the enforcement authority" means— the Secretary of State, or any person authorised to exercise a function of the Secretary of State by regulations under section 27;

• "enforcement function" has the meaning given by section 27(5);

• "enforcement notice" means— a compliance notice, a stop notice, or a recall notice;

• "excepted product" has the meaning given by section 6(1);

• "importer" has the meaning given by section 7(4);

• "internet-connectable product" has the meaning given by section 5(1);

• "manufacturer" has the meaning given by section 7(3);

• "network-connectable product" has the meaning given by section 5(3);

• "penalty notice" has the meaning given by section 36(2);

• "recall notice" has the meaning given by section 30(3);

• "relevant connectable product" has the meaning given by section 4;

• "relevant person" has the meaning given by section 7(2);

• "relevant security requirement", in relation to a relevant person, means a security requirement applying to the relevant person;

• "security requirement" is to be read in accordance with section 1(1) and (2);

• "statement of compliance" has the meaning given by section 9(3);

• "stop notice" has the meaning given by section 29(2);

• "supply" is to be read in accordance with section 55;

• "UK consumer connectable product" has the meaning given by section 54.

In this Part any reference to making a product available in the United Kingdom is a reference to supplying, or offering to supply, the product to a person in the United Kingdom.